July 2009
The Wedding Getaway Car
The bride has been making fashion statements throughout the wedding. This dress is by so-and-so. This veil was #1 in whatever magazine. It's time for you to put your own man stamp on this wedding. Just seconds after you and the bride are married; you'll hold hands and burst back...
Top 5 Mistakes a Groom Should Avoid
GroomStand Note: Don't miss the Top 5 Mistakes a Groom Should Avoid by our expert guest blogger from GroomPower. Top 5 Groom Mistakes No one likes to think of the worst, but it's the most important day of your life, so it pays to be prepared! Today we're looking at...
Would You Change Your Name For Your Marriage?
You name is your identity. It's how people know you're you. Even after you're dead, you'll still have your name. Nevertheless, would you make the sacrifice of losing the only name you've ever had for the sake of your marriage? Joining last names at marriage is an important step in...
Wedding Crashers: The Official Rules
Groomsmen relearn the sacred rules of crashing There aren't many wedding movies that are funnier than the 2005 film Wedding Crashers. If you haven't seen the classic flick ten times over by now, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson star as groomsmen that storm through the DC wedding scene. That is,...
The Origin of Smashing the Wedding Cake
It's arguable that after all the grief and torment the bride puts everyone through leading up to a wedding, there is no better groomsmen gift than seeing her face being pummeled by a piece of $300 wedding cake. The only thing that's more messy than frosting on your face is...
Worst Backhanded Compliments to the Bride
"It's not awkward, unless we let it be awkward," is not an awesome explanation you want coming out of your groomsmen. We all have good intentions when we say those little quips in an applicative tone, but sometime you can feel like you just slapped someone across the face with...
Gridiron Groomsmen Gifts
Football minicamp is underway, which means it's time to outfit your best buddies with groomsmen gifts for the 2009 NFL season. Even if none of you own a personal bar, these football themed personalized gifts will make the corner stone for any man sanctuary. Defensive Décor Does it matter that...
A Guide to the Wedding Speech
Guiding you through the groomsmen wedding speech The groomsmen toast is dreaded by most men. The goal is to have a speech that fits in nicely with the wedding you're attending. You don't want a memorable speech, because you'll only be remembered if you screw it up. Don't freak out...
Robert Redford is July's Marrying Man of the Month
It's official! Longstanding bachelor Robert Redford is July's Marrying Man of the Month. Redford and longtime partner Sibylle Szaggars have tied the knot in Szaggars' hometown of Hamburg. The reception was held in a luxury hotel in front of a small gathering of the pair's closest friends and relatives. Szaggars...
Grooming with the Groomsmen
Your groomsmen and you have been together since your school days, but that's no excuse for looking like grungy teenagers when standing at the altar. Grooming for your wedding is an important step that not only makes yourself look confident and handsome, it gives you a chance to relax and...
Origin story of Why the Groom Stands to the Right at the Altar
People have been getting married for over a thousand years, and one of the hard and fast rules of all time is where the bride and groom stand at a wedding. This partly has to do with a majority of the world's population being right-handed, but this GroomStand.com wedding origin...
5 Bachelor Party Don'ts
I just saw The Hangover, and let's just say I have a new found love of bachelor parties, tigers, and Mike Tyson. It's all fine in fantasy, but nothing can ruin your wedding faster than a bachelor party gone wrong. Picture this: You stumble down the aisle, half hungover after...
A New Outlook on Men's Jewelry
When shopping for groomsmen gifts, don't count out men's jewelry. Our guest blogger from the Gemological Institute of America provides keen insight into the latest men's jewelry trends. Carlsbad, Calif. With all the cultural conversation of today's "metrosexual" man - well groomed, sophisticated, and cosmopolitan - it's no wonder that...
Save Money at Your Wedding by Restoring Your Shoes
I'm the best man for my buddy's upcoming wedding, and it's time to rent a tux. Since it's already expensive to rent one of these penguin suits for a day, a good way to save some dough is to skip the shoe rental.Avoiding the cost is awesome, but above all...
Top Ten Worst Uses for a Flask
On a scale from one to awesome, the hip flask is pretty freakin cool. It's the ultimate gesture of dudeitude (in case you missed it, that's a mix of the words gratitude and dudeness). The only problem with these snazzy groomsmen gifts are that when you combine alcohol with a...
Buying the Engagement Ring
What you need to know before you start shopping Every groom-to-be knows the engagement ring is the most important aspect of the proposal. It summarizes - in all its minuscule and shiny expensiveness - every angst-ridden, frustrating, and agonizing element of getting married. At least to you it does. Unfortunately,...
The Origin of the Honeymoon
The hands-down, numero uno, best part of a wedding has got to be leaving for the honeymoon. All the planning is finally freaking over, and most importantly, your awesome groomsmen gifts of the Engraved English Tavern Tankard are in the hands of your best men. Now that it's time for...
Engraved Pocket Knives: 18 Reasons One Is A Great Gift
When you're trapped in that Las Vegas bathroom because an enraged bear stands poised outside your door, you'll be glad at least one of you is armed with more than a robe and your hotel's miniature shampoo bottle arrangement. All guys secretly think they're MacGyver. And MacGyver always had...
The Origin of Why Groomsmen Dress Like the Groom
GroomStand knows that you care what you look like on your wedding day. The last think you want to do is look like a jackass in a cream-colored ruffled shirt. Come on, your wedding is the most photographed day of your life. Looking your best with everyone else Isn't it...
Celebrate Lance's Return with Personalized Drinking Glasses
Nothing beats watching the 2009 Tour De France and enjoying the pastoral French countryside. Not only is it stunning scenery, but the weather is perfect and for the first time since 2005 Lance is back on the bike. Once again, Lance is on track to yet another victorious Paris finish....
Wimbledon Themed Groomsmen Gifts for the Summer Wedding
While Murray fights to become the first British male to qualify for the finals at Wimbledon in over 70 years, be sure to show your support for the game you and your groomsmen love by gifting these handsome pub signs. If they follow the game on and off the court,...
The Origin of Jumping Out of the Cake
One of the all-time best gifts to the groom during the bachelor party is the sexy lady jumping out of the cake. Cake is good. A hot stripper is good. The combination of the two is extra-double good. If you've ever wondered who in their right mind thought it was...
